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Best Men's Football Programs, Ranked by Operating Budget
A program's operating budget shows how much it spends to run the team day to day — from travel and equipment to coaching staff. Below, we've ranked all 867 men's Football programs by operating budget.
The average operating budget across men's Football programs is $1,060,192, with average recruiting spend around $169,743. Programs with larger budgets don't always offer more aid, but they tend to signal a higher level of institutional commitment.
Use this ranking to compare program spending, then read our guide on stacking athletic, academic, and need-based aid.
Programs
867
Avg. Op. Budget
$1,060,192
Avg. Recruiting
$169,743
Avg. Revenue
$8,612,519
Top programs
Showing 10 of 867 programs.
Rank
Program
Op. Budget
Recruiting
Revenue
1
1. University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Operating Budget
$21,667,455
Recruiting
$1,020,835
Revenue
$150,214,795
2
2. University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
Operating Budget
$21,571,798
Recruiting
$1,535,665
Revenue
$127,773,249
3
3. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA
Operating Budget
$17,903,596
Recruiting
$1,121,873
Revenue
$120,244,417
4
4. Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Operating Budget
$14,056,553
Recruiting
$1,178,945
Revenue
$95,016,739
5
Operating Budget
$13,371,277
Recruiting
$1,346,457
Revenue
$65,424,854
6
6. The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Operating Budget
$13,033,655
Recruiting
$3,566,491
Revenue
$138,657,460
7
7. San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
Operating Budget
$10,882,090
Recruiting
$437,619
Revenue
$30,556,022
8
8. University of Georgia
Athens, GA
Operating Budget
$10,708,355
Recruiting
$2,633,650
Revenue
$133,656,737
9
9. Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
Operating Budget
$10,340,635
Recruiting
$1,198,719
Revenue
$61,952,063
10
10. Texas A & M University-College Station
College Station, TX
Operating Budget
$10,107,608
Recruiting
$2,906,667
Revenue
$122,362,503
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